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privileged few — the (privileged) few phrase a small set of people who have more money, opportunities, or advantages than other people A government should serve the many, not the few. Thesaurus: people who are richhyponym poorsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
the chosen few — (often facetious) A select or privileged group • • • Main Entry: ↑choose … Useful english dictionary
few — [ fju ] (comparative fewer; superlative fewest) function word, quantifier *** Few can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a plural noun): Few people live there now. There were a few animals in the barn. as a pronoun: Many… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
The Myth of Leadership — is a business book written by former Brigham Young University lecturer Jeffrey Nielsen, who is a teacher of philosophy at Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah and Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah. Basis The book is based on a concept… … Wikipedia
the few — The minority • • • Main Entry: ↑few * * * the (privileged) few phrase a small set of people who have more money, opportunities, or advantages than other people A government should serve the many, not the few. Thesaurus: people who are richhy … Useful english dictionary
the many — The crowd, ordinary people in general • • • Main Entry: ↑many * * * the many : the great majority of people policies that help the privileged few at the expense of the many • • • Main Entry: ↑many … Useful english dictionary
privileged — UK [ˈprɪvəlɪdʒd] / US adjective 1) a) having advantages and opportunities that other people do not have, because you have a lot of money or high social status Cynthia had a very privileged upbringing. a privileged class/group/elite the/a… … English dictionary
privileged — priv|i|leged [ prıvəlıdʒd ] adjective 1. ) having advantages and opportunities that other people do not have, because you have a lot of money or high social status: Cynthia had a very privileged upbringing. a privileged class/group/elite the/a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
few */*/*/ — UK [fjuː] / US [fju] determiner, pronoun Word forms few : comparative fewer superlative fewest Summary: Few can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a plural noun): Few people live there now. ♦ There were a few animals in… … English dictionary
privileged — adjective 1 having a special advantage or a chance to do something that most people cannot do: privileged to do sth: Francis felt privileged to work for such a man. | Recently I was privileged to view his private collection. 2 having advantages… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
